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Hard bop, an extension of bebop (or "bop") music that incorporates influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano playing, developed in the mid-1950s, partly in response to the vogue for cool jazz in the early 1950s. The hard bop style coalesced in 1953 and 1954, paralleling the rise of rhythm ...
In Aaron J. West's introduction to his analysis of smooth jazz, "Caught Between Jazz and Pop" he states, "I challenge the prevalent marginalization and malignment of smooth jazz in the standard jazz narrative. Furthermore, I question the assumption that smooth jazz is an unfortunate and unwelcomed evolutionary outcome of the jazz-fusion era.
Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (August 6, 1932 – April 13, 1986), [1] [2] [3] better known as Dorothy Ashby, was an American jazz harpist, singer and composer. [4] Hailed as one of the most "unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950s" [5] and the "most accomplished modern jazz harpist," [6] Ashby established the harp as an improvising jazz instrument, beyond earlier use as a novelty or ...
In Brazil, a new style of music called bossa nova evolved in the late 1950s. Based on Brazilian samba as well as jazz, bossa nova was championed by João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá. Gilberto and Stan Getz started a bossa nova craze in the United States with their 1963 album Getz/Gilberto.
6 – Chelsea Quealey, American jazz trumpeter (died 1905). July. 6 – Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (born 1923). 26 – Freddy Gardner, British saxophonist (born 1910). August. 1 – Alvin Burroughs, American swing jazz drummer (born 1911). September. 5 – Al Killian, American jazz trumpeter and occasional bandleader (born 1916).
James Newton, jazz and classical flutist “When I was about 16 years old, I’d just started playing the flute, and a friend said, ‘Hey, you’ve got to hear this flute player.’ And I heard ...
European free jazz: European free jazz is a part of the global free jazz scene with its own development and characteristics. 1960s -> Flamenco jazz: Flamenco jazz is a style mixing flamenco and jazz, typified by artists such as Paco de Lucia and Camarón de la Isla. 1960s -> Free funk: A combination of avant-garde jazz with funk music 1970s ...
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